Starrider: A CB750K with a street-legal nitrous kit
The CB750 is one of the most customized bikes of the past half-century. But just when we thought we?d seen every possible permutation, along comes something completely different: a DOHC ?K? with a nitrous injection system.
?Starrider? comes from brothers Lion and Ben Ott of Munich-based Motoism, and it?s road-legal on even the TÃœV-strangled roads of Germany. It?s a little bit retro, a little bit futuristic, and dotted with high-tech components and lashings of carbon fiber.
The CB750 is assured of its place in motorcycling?s hall of fame, but the accolades tend to go to the original SOHC models. Appreciation is growing for the 16-valve DOHC models introduced in 1978, though.
And these machines are easier to find (and usually cheaper) on the secondhand market.
Lion and Ben have tried to strike a balance between performance, functionality, and looks. And rather than go all-out for a traditional CB750 café racer vibe, they?ve injected details inspired by flat track and speedway racers?such as enduro handlebars, a full rear wheel disc, and plenty of carbon fiber components.
A lot of the work went into the tank. ?It?s probably the lightest CB750 tank in the world!? says Ben. ?It?s entirely made from carbon fiber, and we developed a clean shape following the characteristic lines?of the original tank.?
Even more weight has been dropped via a new subframe and seat unit, and the lightweight bars and aluminum pegs from LSL.
The engine has been completely refurbished, with al...
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